CN104363407A

CN104363407A - Video conference system communication method and corresponding device

Info

Publication number: CN104363407A
Application number: CN201410605539.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 廖明华
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2014-10-31
Filing date: 2014-10-31
Publication date: 2015-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 2034-10-31
Also published as: CN104363407B; WO2016065917A1

Abstract

The invention discloses a video conference system communication method and a corresponding device. By the method and the corresponding device, a first transmission channel can be established between a software video conference terminal and a hardware conference server, a second transmission channel can be established between a hardware video conference terminal and the hardware conference server, labeling information can be transmitted between the a software video conference system and a hardware video conference system through the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel and can be shared between the software video conference system and the hardware video conference system, and the problem that the labeling information cannot be shared when video conference is performed through video conference systems of different forms in the prior art is solved.

Description

A kind of video conferencing system means of communication and related device

Technical field

The disclosure relates to video conferencing technology field, particularly relates to a kind of video conferencing system means of communication and related device.

Background technology

Video conferencing system, refer to the terminal of individual or the colony (i.e. personnel participating in the meeting) being positioned at two or more diverse geographic location, pass through communication network, the audio frequency and video of personnel participating in the meeting and shared data (as screen sharing data) etc. are transferred to the system of the terminal of other personnel participating in the meeting, by video conferencing system, the personnel participating in the meeting disperseed geographically can be made to exchange various data.

At present, video conferencing system generally includes Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system two kinds of forms, and wherein, multi-form video conferencing system supports different frameworks.Software Videoconferencing System comprises: Conference server is (English: meeting server, MS) and each Software Video Conference System terminal abbreviation:, wherein, described MS is as software Conference server, with each Software Video Conference System terminal communication described, after the data receiving wherein a certain Software Video Conference System terminal transmission, this transfer of data to other Software Video Conference System terminals, is realized data sharing by described MS.Hardware video conference system comprises: multipoint control unit is (English: Multi Control Unit, MCU) and each hardware video conference terminal abbreviation:, wherein, described MCU is as hardware conferencing server, with each hardware video conference terminal described by mainstream channel and secondary flow tunneling traffic, after the data receiving the transmission of a certain hardware video conference terminal, described MCU is by this data separating, extract the data of audio frequency and video and shared data two kinds of forms, and by mainstream channel, described audio, video data is transferred to other hardware video conference terminals, by secondary flow passage by described shared data transmission to other hardware video conference terminals, realize data sharing.

In addition, under some application scenarios, the video conferencing system being positioned at personnel participating in the meeting's application of diverse geographic location is multi-form, in this case, in order to realize data sharing, usually each first conference terminal in the first video conferencing system is connected the second Conference server of the second video conferencing system, when holding video conference, described first conference terminal can send data to described second Conference server, then is sent data to each second video conference terminal be connected with self by described second Conference server.Such as, in the isomery conference system comprising hardware conferencing system and software conference system, hardware video conference terminal in hardware video conference system is connected with the MS in Software Videoconferencing System, and will the transfer of data of transmission be needed to described MS, described MS after receiving the data, transmit it to each Software Video Conference System terminal in Software Videoconferencing System, thus realize data sharing.

But, inventor finds in the research process of the application, along with the demand of user to video conference is more and more higher, when by multi-form video conferencing system holding video conference, sometimes need to explain described shared material, and on material add mark (as, content underscoring needing other personnel participating in the meeting to pay close attention to), but, in multi-form video conferencing system, often markup information cannot be transferred to each video conference terminal, thus sharing of markup information cannot be realized.

Summary of the invention

Embodiments provide a kind of video conferencing system means of communication and device, to solve in conventional art to a certain extent, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized

In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the embodiment of the invention discloses following technical scheme:

According to the first aspect of disclosure embodiment, a kind of video conferencing system means of communication are provided, the method is applied to management server, described management server is connected with the software Conference server of Software Videoconferencing System and the hardware conferencing server of hardware video conference system respectively, and the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

Receive conference reservation request, and according to described conference reservation request, dispatch the data resource of software Conference server corresponding to this video conference and hardware conferencing server;

The first meeting receiving the generation of Software Video Conference System terminal joins request, and described first meeting is joined request transfer to hardware conferencing server corresponding to described conference reservation request, to set up the first transmission channel of described Software Video Conference System terminal and described hardware conferencing server;

The second meeting receiving the generation of hardware video conference terminal joins request, and described second meeting is joined request transfer to hardware conferencing server corresponding to described conference reservation request, to set up the second transmission channel of described hardware video conference terminal and described hardware conferencing server;

Wherein, described first transmission channel and the second transmission channel are used for transmitting markup information between described Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system.

According to the second aspect of disclosure embodiment, provide a kind of video conferencing system means of communication, the method is applied to Software Video Conference System terminal, and the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

Produce after the first meeting joins request, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to management server, and after described first meeting to join request and transfers in hardware video conference system hardware conferencing server by described management server, set up the first transmission channel with described hardware conferencing server;

After producing markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, so that described markup information, after the markup information receiving the generation of described Software Video Conference System terminal, is transferred to hardware video conference terminal by described hardware conferencing server;

By described first transmission channel, receive that described hardware conferencing server sends, and the markup information produced by hardware video conference terminal.

In conjunction with second aspect, in the first possible implementation of second aspect, described first transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, after described generation markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

By the markup information that produces and secondary flow information superimposed, and by having superposed the secondary flow information of markup information by described secondary flow passage, transfer to described hardware conferencing server;

Or,

Described first transmission channel is specially signalling path, after described generation markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

The markup information of generation is transferred to described hardware conferencing server by described signalling path.

According to the third aspect of disclosure embodiment, provide a kind of video conferencing system means of communication, the method is applied to hardware video conference terminal, and the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

Produce after the second meeting joins request, described second meeting is joined request and transfers to management server, and after described second meeting to join request and transfers in hardware video conference system hardware conferencing server by described management server, set up the second transmission channel with described hardware conferencing server;

After producing markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, so that described markup information, after the markup information receiving the transmission of described hardware video conference terminal, is transferred to Software Video Conference System terminal by described hardware conferencing server;

By described second transmission channel, receive that described hardware conferencing server sends, and the markup information produced by described Software Video Conference System terminal.

In conjunction with the third aspect, in the first possible implementation of the third aspect, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, after described generation markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

Or,

Described second transmission channel is specially signalling path, after described generation markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

According to the fourth aspect of disclosure embodiment, provide a kind of video conferencing system means of communication, the method is applied to hardware conferencing server, comprising:

The first meeting receiving the generation of Software Video Conference System terminal joins request, and the second meeting that hardware video conference terminal produces joins request, and according to described first meeting join request and the second meeting join request, set up the first transmission channel with described Software Video Conference System terminal respectively, set up the second transmission channel with described hardware video conference terminal;

After receiving markup information, by described first transmission channel or the second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to corresponding video conference terminal;

Wherein, if the described markup information received is the markup information that described Software Video Conference System terminal is sent by described first transmission channel, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware video conference terminal, if the described markup information received is the markup information that described hardware video conference terminal is sent by described second transmission channel, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described Software Video Conference System terminal.

In conjunction with fourth aspect, in the first possible implementation of fourth aspect, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, described by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware video conference terminal, comprising:

Described markup information is superimposed in secondary flow information, and will the secondary flow information of markup information have been superposed by described secondary flow channel transfer extremely described hardware video conference terminal.

According to the 5th aspect of disclosure embodiment, a kind of video conferencing system communication device is provided, be applied to management server, described management server is connected with the software Conference server of Software Videoconferencing System and the hardware conferencing server of hardware video conference system respectively, and described video conferencing system communication device comprises:

Scheduler module, for receiving conference reservation request, and according to described conference reservation request, dispatches the data resource of software Conference server corresponding to this video conference and hardware conferencing server;

First transport module, the first meeting produced for receiving Software Video Conference System terminal joins request, and described first meeting is joined request transfer to hardware conferencing server corresponding to described conference reservation request, to set up the first transmission channel of described Software Video Conference System terminal and described hardware conferencing server;

Second transport module, the second meeting produced for receiving hardware video conference terminal joins request, and described second meeting is joined request transfer to hardware conferencing server corresponding to described conference reservation request, to set up the second transmission channel of described hardware video conference terminal and described hardware conferencing server;

According to the 6th aspect of disclosure embodiment, provide a kind of video conferencing system communication device, this application of installation is in Software Video Conference System terminal, and described video conferencing system communication device comprises:

First sets up module, after joining request for generation of the first meeting, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to management server, and after described first meeting to join request and transfers in hardware video conference system hardware conferencing server by described management server, set up the first transmission channel with described hardware conferencing server;

First markup information transport module, after markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, so that described markup information, after the markup information receiving the generation of described Software Video Conference System terminal, is transferred to hardware video conference terminal by described hardware conferencing server;

First markup information receiver module, for by described first transmission channel, receives that described hardware conferencing server sends, and the markup information produced by hardware video conference terminal.

In conjunction with the 6th aspect, in the first the possible implementation in the 6th, described first transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, and described first markup information transport module comprises:

First transmission unit, for the markup information that will produce and secondary flow information superimposed, and by having superposed the secondary flow information of markup information by described secondary flow passage, transfer to described hardware conferencing server;

Or,

Described first transmission channel is specially signalling path, and described first markup information transport module comprises:

Second transmission unit, for transferring to described hardware conferencing server by the markup information of generation by described signalling path.

According to the 7th aspect of disclosure embodiment, provide a kind of video conferencing system communication device, this application of installation is in hardware video conference terminal, and described video conferencing system communication device comprises:

Second sets up module, after joining request for generation of the second meeting, described second meeting is joined request and transfers to management server, and after described second meeting to join request and transfers in hardware video conference system hardware conferencing server by described management server, set up the second transmission channel with described hardware conferencing server;

Second markup information transport module, after markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, so that described markup information, after the markup information receiving the transmission of described hardware video conference terminal, is transferred to Software Video Conference System terminal by described hardware conferencing server;

Second markup information receiver module, for by described second transmission channel, receives that described hardware conferencing server sends, and the markup information produced by described Software Video Conference System terminal.

In conjunction with the 7th aspect, in the first the possible implementation in the 7th, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, and described second markup information transport module comprises:

Or,

Described second transmission channel is specially signalling path, and described second markup information transport module comprises:

According to the eighth aspect of disclosure embodiment, provide a kind of video conferencing system communication device, this application of installation, in hardware conferencing server hardware Conference server, comprising:

Path Setup module, the first meeting produced for receiving Software Video Conference System terminal joins request, and the second meeting that hardware video conference terminal produces joins request, and according to described first meeting join request and the second meeting join request, set up the first transmission channel with described Software Video Conference System terminal respectively, set up the second transmission channel with described hardware video conference terminal;

Transport module, for after receiving markup information, by described first transmission channel or the second transmission channel, transfers to corresponding video conference terminal by described markup information;

Wherein, described transport module comprises: the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit;

If the described markup information received is the markup information that described Software Video Conference System terminal is sent by described first transmission channel, described markup information, by described second transmission channel, is transferred to described hardware video conference terminal by described first transmission unit;

If the described markup information received is the markup information that described hardware video conference terminal is sent by described second transmission channel, described markup information, by described first transmission channel, is transferred to described Software Video Conference System terminal by described second transmission unit.

In conjunction with eighth aspect, in the first possible implementation of eighth aspect, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage,

Described first transmission unit specifically for being superimposed in secondary flow information by described markup information, and will superpose the secondary flow information of markup information by described secondary flow channel transfer extremely described hardware video conference terminal.

According to the 9th aspect of disclosure embodiment, a kind of video conferencing system is provided, comprises: management server and hardware conferencing server, wherein,

Described management server is for receiving conference reservation request, according to described conference reservation request, dispatch the data resource of software Conference server corresponding to this video conference and hardware conferencing server, and, described management server also for receive Software Video Conference System terminal produce the first meeting join request after, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to described hardware conferencing server, after the second meeting receiving the generation of hardware video conference terminal joins request, described second meeting is joined request and transfers to described hardware conferencing server;

Described hardware conferencing server is used for receiving after the first meeting joins request, the first transmission channel is set up with described Software Video Conference System terminal, receiving after the second meeting joins request, the second transmission channel is set up with described hardware video conference terminal, and, described hardware conferencing server is also for after the markup information receiving the generation of described Software Video Conference System terminal, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware video conference terminal, after the markup information receiving the generation of described hardware video conference terminal, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described Software Video Conference System terminal.

In conjunction with the 9th aspect, in the first the possible implementation in the 9th, described video conferencing system also comprises: Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware video conference terminal, wherein,

After described Software Video Conference System terminal joins request for generation of the first meeting, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to described management server, and, described Software Video Conference System terminal is also for generation of after markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server;

After described hardware video conference terminal joins request for generation of the second meeting, described second meeting is joined request and transfers to described management server, and, described hardware video conference terminal is also for generation of after markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server.

The video conferencing system means of communication disclosed in the present application and device, the first transmission channel between Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware conferencing server can be set up, and the second transmission channel between hardware video conference terminal and hardware conferencing server, by described first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, markup information can be transmitted between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, realize markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, thus existing in solution prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, be briefly described to the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is the embodiment flow chart of a kind of video conferencing system means of communication disclosed by the invention;

Fig. 2 is the embodiment flow chart of another video conferencing system means of communication disclosed by the invention;

The structural representation of Fig. 3 a kind of header of BFCP message disclosed in prior art;

The structural representation of Fig. 4 a kind of message body of BFCP message disclosed in prior art;

Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the header of a kind of BFCP message disclosed by the invention;

Fig. 6 is the structural representation of the message body of a kind of BFCP message disclosed by the invention;

Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the header of a kind of BFCP message disclosed by the invention;

Fig. 8 is the embodiment flow chart of another video conferencing system means of communication disclosed by the invention;

Fig. 9 is the structural representation of a kind of video conferencing system disclosed by the invention;

Figure 10 is the information interaction schematic diagram of a kind of video conferencing system means of communication disclosed by the invention.

Figure 11 is the structural representation of a kind of video conferencing system communication device disclosed by the invention.

Figure 12 is the structural representation of another video conferencing system communication device disclosed by the invention.

Figure 13 is the structural representation of another video conferencing system communication device disclosed by the invention.

Figure 14 is the structural representation of another video conferencing system communication device disclosed by the invention.

Figure 15 is the structural representation of a kind of management server disclosed by the invention.

Figure 16 is the structural representation of a kind of Software Video Conference System terminal disclosed by the invention.

Figure 17 is the structural representation of a kind of hardware video conference terminal disclosed by the invention.

Figure 18 is the structural representation of a kind of hardware conferencing server disclosed by the invention.

Embodiment

The embodiment of the present application provides a kind of video conferencing system means of communication and device, to solve in conventional art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, cannot realize the problem that markup information is shared.

Technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is understood better in order to make those skilled in the art, and enable the above-mentioned purpose of the embodiment of the present invention, feature and advantage become apparent more, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail.

In the application one exemplary embodiment, a kind of video conferencing system means of communication are disclosed, the method is applied to management server, and described management server is connected with the software Conference server of Software Videoconferencing System and the hardware conferencing server of hardware video conference system respectively.Wherein, described software Conference server can be MS, and described hardware conferencing server can be MCU.Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the described video conferencing system means of communication, and as shown in Figure 1, the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise the following steps:

Step S11, the request of reception conference reservation, and according to described conference reservation request, dispatch the data resource of software Conference server corresponding to this video conference and hardware conferencing server.

Wherein, described conference reservation request inputs in described management server by user usually, according to this meeting demand, user inputs described conference reservation request to described management server, or, user operation video conference terminal, produces corresponding conference reservation request by described video conference terminal, and described conference reservation request is transferred to management server.

The relevant information of this video conference is comprised in described conference reservation request, according to described relevant information, described management server determines that this video conference needs Software Video Conference System resource and hardware video conferencing resource, and the data resource of dispatcher software Conference server and hardware conferencing server.In the optional implementation of one, described relevant information comprises the number of each participant terminal, described management server can according to the feature of each number (as prefix, number section belonging to number) determine terminal type that each number is corresponding (as, the number being prefix with 886 is hardware video conference terminal), and then determine conferencing resource type that this terminal type is corresponding (as, the corresponding hardware video conferencing resource of hardware video conference terminal), and scheduling to should conferencing resource type Conference server data resource (as, the conferencing resource of scheduling hardware Conference server).In the optional implementation of another kind, described relevant information comprises the resource type needed for this video conference that user specifies, as, hardware video conferencing resource and Software Video Conference System resource, correspondingly, the scheduling of described management server is to should the data resource of Conference server of conferencing resource type.

In addition, the parameter information such as can also comprise the time of holding of this video conference, definition demand (as high definition or general clear) in described relevant information and whether encrypt, so that management server is after receiving described relevant information, according to the parameter information comprised in relevant information, the data resource of execution cost software Conference server and hardware conferencing server.

In addition, after completing the scheduling to described data resource, described management server can also produce conference reservation success notification, and each Software Video Conference System terminal described conference reservation success notification transferred to needed for this video conference and hardware video conference terminal, with the user of prompt terminal side.

The first meeting that step S12, reception Software Video Conference System terminal produce joins request, and described first meeting is joined request transfer to hardware conferencing server corresponding to described conference reservation request, to set up the first transmission channel of described Software Video Conference System terminal and described hardware conferencing server.

Each Software Video Conference System terminal in Software Videoconferencing System is connected with the software Conference server of self, if a certain Software Video Conference System terminal produces markup information, then described markup information can be transferred to described software Conference server by this Software Video Conference System terminal, and described markup information is transferred to each Software Video Conference System terminal be connected with self by described software Conference server again.In addition, in order to make hardware video conference terminal obtain described markup information, then need the first transmission channel setting up Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware conferencing server.

The second meeting that step S13, reception hardware video conference terminal produce joins request, and described second meeting is joined request transfer to hardware conferencing server corresponding to described conference reservation request, to set up the second transmission channel of described hardware video conference terminal and described hardware conferencing server.Wherein, described first transmission channel and the second transmission channel are used for transmitting markup information between described Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system.

Wherein, by described first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, between described Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, transmit described markup information, comprising:

After the second transmission channel setting up described hardware video conference terminal and hardware conferencing server, after hardware conferencing server receives the markup information of Software Video Conference System terminal by described first transmission channel transmission, namely by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to hardware video conference terminal.

In addition, if described hardware video conference terminal produces markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, after described hardware conferencing server receives the markup information of described hardware video conference terminal generation, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to Software Video Conference System terminal.

In addition, in the description of above-described embodiment, after setting up the first transmission channel, just set up the second transmission channel.In actual applications, the foundation of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel can walk abreast and carry out, or first sets up the second transmission channel, then sets up the first transmission channel, and the application is not construed as limiting this.

By the video conferencing system means of communication disclosed in step S11 to step S13, the first transmission channel between Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware conferencing server can be set up, and the second transmission channel between hardware video conference terminal and hardware conferencing server, by described first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, markup information can be transmitted between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, realize markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, thus existing in solution prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

In addition, see the second embodiment disclosed in the present application, this embodiment disclose a kind of video conferencing system means of communication, the method is applied to Software Video Conference System terminal.Workflow schematic diagram shown in Figure 2, the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

Step S21, produce after the first meeting joins request, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to management server, and after described first meeting to join request and transfers in hardware video conference system hardware conferencing server by described management server, set up the first transmission channel with described hardware conferencing server.

After step S22, generation markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, so that described markup information, after the markup information receiving the generation of described Software Video Conference System terminal, is transferred to hardware video conference terminal by described hardware conferencing server.

In software video video conferencing system, the software Conference server comprising multiple Software Video Conference System terminal and be connected with described multiple Software Video Conference System terminal, described Software Video Conference System terminal is after generation markup information, markup information can be transferred to software Conference server, described markup information can be transferred to other each Software Video Conference System terminals by described software Conference server, realizes markup information sharing in Software Videoconferencing System.

In addition, in order to realize markup information sharing at hardware video conference system, by the first transmission channel that step S21 sets up, the markup information that described Software Video Conference System terminal produces is transferred to hardware conferencing server, described hardware conferencing server is after receiving described markup information, each hardware video conference terminal can be transmitted it to, thus make hardware video conference system share described markup information.

Step S23, by described first transmission channel, receive that described hardware conferencing server sends, and the markup information produced by hardware video conference terminal.

In video conference process, the user of hardware video conference terminal needs to explain document sometimes, and mark is added in the process of explanation, as the content underscoring paid close attention to other personnel participating in the meeting of needs, thus produce the markup information of the mark for describing interpolation, in this case, described markup information can be transferred to hardware conferencing server by hardware video conference terminal, first transmission channel of hardware conferencing server by setting up in step S21, the markup information that hardware video conference terminal produces is transferred to each Software Video Conference System terminal, thus make Software Videoconferencing System share to the markup information of described hardware video conference terminal generation.

The video conferencing system means of communication disclosed in above-mentioned steps S21 to step S23, be applied to Software Video Conference System terminal, described Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware conferencing server set up the first transmission channel, by described first transmission channel, the markup information that self produces can be transferred to hardware conferencing server by Software Video Conference System terminal, and can receive hardware conferencing server transmission, the markup information produced by hardware video conference terminal, thus realize markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, existing for solving in prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

Wherein, Software Video Conference System terminal is after generation markup information, and by described first transmission channel, the method described markup information being transferred to described hardware conferencing server comprises various ways.

Wherein in a kind of mode, described first transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, after described generation markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

By the markup information that produces and secondary flow information superimposed, and by having superposed the secondary flow information of markup information by described secondary flow passage, transfer to described hardware conferencing server.

Wherein, secondary flow information refers to shared data, and secondary flow passage refers to the passage for transmitting secondary flow information.

In a further mode of operation, described first transmission channel is specially signalling path, after described generation markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

Hardware conferencing server is after receiving described markup information, described markup information independently can be transferred to hardware video conference terminal, show again after described markup information being superimposed to secondary flow information by described hardware video conference terminal, or, the markup information received is superimposed to secondary flow information by hardware conferencing server, and by superposition after markup information and secondary flow information transmission to hardware video conference terminal.

Wherein, described signalling path is generally binary floor control protocol (English: Binary Floor ControlProtocol, abbreviation: BFCP) passage.

In prior art, as shown in Figure 3, the form of message body as shown in Figure 4 for the form of the header of BFCP message.In the application, BFCP message is expanded, can markup information be carried.

In BFCP message after expansion, usually mark is set in the header, and markup information is set in message body.After receiving BFCP message, receiving terminal, according to the mark of resolving acquisition from header, can be determined to carry markup information in described BFCP message, and resolves described message body further, from described message body, obtain markup information.

Wherein, as shown in Figure 5, described mark can for being arranged on " Primitive " field (i.e. " original " field) of described header, and this mark can represent with " 00010001 " this numerical value arranged in the field.Certainly, described mark can also be set in other fields, or, described mark is set to other numerical value.

In addition, carry the form of the message body of markup information as shown in Figure 6, wherein, for carrying markup information in described " AnnotationData " field (i.e. " mark " field).

In addition, by the BFCP message after expansion, after markup information being transferred to described hardware conferencing server, described hardware conferencing server can also to Software Video Conference System terminal feedback response message.Usually, the form of the header of described response message as shown in Figure 7, in this header, " 00010011 " this numerical value is added in " Primitive " field, with the mark by this byte responsively information, certainly, can also add other forms of mark in described header, the application is not construed as limiting this.

In addition, see the 3rd embodiment disclosed in the present application, this embodiment disclose a kind of video conferencing system means of communication, the method is applied to hardware video conference terminal.Workflow schematic diagram shown in Figure 8, the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

Step S31, produce after the second meeting joins request, described second meeting is joined request and transfers to management server, and after described second meeting to join request and transfers in hardware video conference system hardware conferencing server by described management server, set up the second transmission channel with described hardware conferencing server.

After step S32, generation markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, so that described markup information, after the markup information receiving the transmission of described hardware video conference terminal, is transferred to Software Video Conference System terminal by described hardware conferencing server.

In hardware video conference system, comprise multiple hardware video conference terminal and hardware conferencing server hardware Conference server, described hardware video conference terminal is after generation markup information, markup information can be transferred to hardware conferencing server, described markup information can be transferred to other hardware video conference terminals by described hardware conferencing server, realizes markup information sharing in hardware video meeting system.

In addition, in order to realize Software Video Conference System terminal markup information being shared to Software Videoconferencing System, by the second transmission channel that step S31 sets up, the markup information that described hardware video conference terminal produces is transferred to hardware conferencing server, described hardware conferencing server is after receiving described markup information, Software Video Conference System terminal can be transmitted it to, thus make software video system can share described markup information.

Step S33, by described second transmission channel, receive that described hardware conferencing server sends, and the markup information produced by described Software Video Conference System terminal.

In video conference process, the user of Software Video Conference System terminal needs to explain document sometimes, and mark is added in the process of explanation, such as at the content underscoring needing other personnel participating in the meeting to pay close attention to, thus produce the markup information of the mark for describing interpolation, in this case, described markup information can be transferred to hardware conferencing server by Software Video Conference System terminal, second transmission channel of hardware conferencing server by setting up in step S31, the markup information that Software Video Conference System terminal produces is transferred to hardware video conference terminal, thus the markup information that Software Video Conference System terminal produces is shared to the hardware video conference terminal of hardware video conference system.

The video conferencing system means of communication disclosed in above-mentioned steps S31 to step S33, be applied to hardware video conference terminal, described hardware video conference terminal and hardware conferencing server set up the second transmission channel, by described second transmission channel, the markup information that self produces can be transferred to hardware conferencing server by hardware video conference terminal, and can receive hardware conferencing server transmission, the markup information produced by Software Video Conference System terminal, thus realize markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, existing for solving in prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

Wherein, hardware video conference terminal is after generation markup information, and by described second transmission channel, the method described markup information being transferred to described hardware conferencing server comprises various ways.

Wherein in a kind of mode, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, after described generation markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

In a further mode of operation, described second transmission channel is specially signalling path, after described generation markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

By above-mentioned two kinds of implementations, hardware conferencing server is after receiving described markup information, described markup information independently can be transferred to Software Video Conference System terminal, by described Software Video Conference System terminal, described markup information is superimposed to secondary flow to show, or, the markup information received is superimposed to secondary flow information by hardware conferencing server, and will superpose the secondary flow information transmission of markup information to Software Video Conference System terminal.

Wherein, described signalling path is generally BFCP passage.In the application, BFCP message is expanded, can markup information be carried.

In BFCP message after expansion, usually mark is set in the header, and carries markup information in message body.After receiving BFCP message, receiving terminal, in parsing header, can be determined to carry markup information in described BFCP message according to described mark, and resolves described message body further, from described message body, obtain markup information.

See the 4th embodiment disclosed by the invention, this embodiment disclose a kind of video conferencing system means of communication, the method is applied to hardware conferencing server.The described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

First, the first meeting receiving the generation of Software Video Conference System terminal joins request, and the second meeting that hardware video conference terminal produces joins request, and according to described first meeting join request and the second meeting join request, set up the first transmission channel with described Software Video Conference System terminal respectively, set up the second transmission channel with described hardware video conference terminal.

Then, after receiving markup information, by described first transmission channel or the second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to corresponding video conference terminal, wherein, if the described markup information received is the markup information that described Software Video Conference System terminal is sent by described first transmission channel, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware video conference terminal, if the described markup information received is the markup information that described hardware video conference terminal is sent by described second transmission channel, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described Software Video Conference System terminal.

Wherein, described by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to hardware video conference terminal, comprises various ways.

Wherein in a kind of mode, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, described by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware video conference terminal, comprising:

By said method, after the markup information of hardware video conference terminal after receiving described superposition and secondary flow information, the secondary flow information comprising markup information directly can be shown.

In addition, described hardware conferencing server can also after the markup information receiving the generation of Software Video Conference System terminal, described markup information is independently transferred to hardware video conference terminal, by described hardware video conference terminal, described markup information is superimposed in secondary flow information.

In order in the video conferencing system means of communication clearly disclosed in the present application, the process of information interaction, this application discloses embodiment five.Wherein, the described video conferencing system means of communication are applied to a kind of video conferencing system of isomery, the video conferencing system of this isomery as shown in Figure 9, comprise: management server, Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, further, described Software Videoconferencing System comprises: Software Video Conference System server and each Software Video Conference System terminal, and described hardware video conference system comprises: hardware video Conference server and each hardware video conference terminal.Wherein, described Software Video Conference System server can be MS, and described hardware video Conference server can be MCU.

See information interaction schematic diagram disclosed in Figure 10, the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

Step S51, management server receive conference reservation request, and according to described conference reservation request, dispatch the data resource of software Conference server corresponding to this video conference and hardware conferencing server.

Wherein, described conference reservation request inputs in described management server by user usually, meeting demand user according to this inputs described conference reservation request to described management server, or, user operation video conference terminal, produce corresponding conference reservation request by described video conference terminal, and described conference reservation request is transferred to management server.

Step S52, Software Video Conference System terminal produce after the first meeting joins request, and described first meeting are joined request and transfer to management server.

Step S53, described management server are receiving after described first meeting joins request, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to described hardware conferencing server, to set up the first transmission channel between described Software Video Conference System terminal and described hardware conferencing server.

Step S54, hardware video conference terminal produce after the second meeting joins request, and described second meeting are joined request and transfer to management server.

Described second meeting joins request and transfers to described hardware conferencing server by step S55, described management server, to set up the second transmission channel between described hardware video conference terminal and described hardware conferencing server.

Described markup information by described first transmission channel, is transferred to described hardware conferencing server after producing markup information by step S56, described Software Video Conference System terminal.

Wherein, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server by various ways by described Software Video Conference System terminal, wherein in a kind of form, described first transmission channel is secondary flow passage, described Software Video Conference System terminal by produce markup information and secondary flow information superimposed, and by having superposed the secondary flow information of markup information by described secondary flow passage, transfer to described hardware conferencing server; In another form, described first transmission channel is signalling path, and the markup information of generation is transferred to described hardware conferencing server by described signalling path by described Software Video Conference System terminal.

Described markup information, after the markup information receiving the generation of described Software Video Conference System terminal, by described second transmission channel, is transferred to described hardware video conference terminal by step S57, described hardware conferencing server.

If described Software Video Conference System terminal passes through signalling path, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, after hardware conferencing server receives described markup information, can by described markup information individual transmission to hardware video conference terminal, or, described markup information is superimposed in secondary flow information, then will the secondary flow information transmission of markup information have been superposed to described hardware video conference terminal.

Described markup information by described second transmission channel, is transferred to described hardware conferencing server after producing markup information by step S58, described hardware video conference terminal.

Described markup information, after the markup information receiving the transmission of described hardware video conference terminal, by described first transmission channel, is transferred to described Software Video Conference System terminal by step S59, described hardware conferencing server.

Described hardware video conference terminal passes through signalling path, after described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, described hardware conferencing server can by described markup information individual transmission to Software Video Conference System terminal, or, described markup information is superimposed in secondary flow information, then will the secondary flow information of markup information have been superposed by secondary flow channel transfer extremely described Software Video Conference System terminal.

By the video conferencing system means of communication disclosed in above-mentioned steps S51 to step S59, markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system can be realized, existing for solving in prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

In addition, see embodiment six, this application discloses a kind of video conferencing system communication device.Described video conferencing system communication device is applied to management server, described management server is connected with the software Conference server of Software Videoconferencing System and the hardware conferencing server of hardware video conference system respectively, see Figure 11, described video conferencing system communication device comprises: scheduler module 110, first transport module 120 and the second transport module 130.

Wherein, described scheduler module 110, for receiving conference reservation request, and according to described conference reservation request, dispatches the data resource of software Conference server corresponding to this video conference and hardware conferencing server;

Described first transport module 120, the first meeting produced for receiving Software Video Conference System terminal joins request, and described first meeting is joined request transfer to hardware conferencing server corresponding to described conference reservation request, to set up the first transmission channel of described Software Video Conference System terminal and described hardware conferencing server;

Described second transport module 130, the second meeting produced for receiving hardware video conference terminal joins request, and described second meeting is joined request transfer to hardware conferencing server corresponding to described conference reservation request, to set up the second transmission channel of described hardware video conference terminal and described hardware conferencing server;

Above-mentioned disclosed video conferencing system communication device, the first transmission channel between Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware conferencing server can be set up, and the second transmission channel between hardware video conference terminal and hardware conferencing server, by described first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, markup information can be transmitted between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, realize markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, thus existing in solution prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

In addition, the embodiment seven of the application discloses a kind of video conferencing system communication device, described video conferencing system communication device is applied to Software Video Conference System terminal, see Figure 12, described video conferencing system communication device comprises: first sets up module 210, first markup information transport module 220 and the first markup information receiver module 230.

Wherein, described first sets up module 210, after joining request for generation of the first meeting, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to management server, and after described first meeting to join request and transfers in hardware video conference system hardware conferencing server by described management server, set up the first transmission channel with described hardware conferencing server;

Described first markup information transport module 220, after markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, so that described markup information, after the markup information receiving the generation of described Software Video Conference System terminal, is transferred to hardware video conference terminal by described hardware conferencing server;

Described first markup information receiver module 230, for by described first transmission channel, receives that described hardware conferencing server sends, and the markup information produced by hardware video conference terminal.

Wherein, described first transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, and described first markup information transport module 220 comprises:

Or described first transmission channel is specially signalling path, described first markup information transport module comprises:

Above-mentioned disclosed video conferencing system communication device, be applied to Software Video Conference System terminal, described Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware conferencing server set up the first transmission channel, by described first transmission channel, the markup information that self produces can be transferred to hardware conferencing server by Software Video Conference System terminal, and can receive hardware conferencing server transmission, the markup information produced by hardware video conference terminal, thus realize markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, existing for solving in prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

In addition, the embodiment eight of the application discloses a kind of video conferencing system communication device, described video conferencing system communication device is applied to hardware video conference terminal, see Figure 13, described video conferencing system communication device comprises: second sets up module 310, second markup information transport module 320 and the second markup information receiver module 330.

Wherein, described second sets up module 310, after joining request for generation of the second meeting, described second meeting is joined request and transfers to management server, and after described second meeting to join request and transfers in hardware video conference system hardware conferencing server by described management server, set up the second transmission channel with described hardware conferencing server;

Described second markup information transport module 320, after markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, so that described markup information, after the markup information receiving the transmission of described hardware video conference terminal, is transferred to Software Video Conference System terminal by described hardware conferencing server;

Described second markup information receiver module 330, for by described second transmission channel, receives that described hardware conferencing server sends, and the markup information produced by described Software Video Conference System terminal.

Wherein, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, and described second markup information transport module 320 comprises:

Or described second transmission channel is specially signalling path, described second markup information transport module 300 comprises:

Above-mentioned disclosed video conferencing system communication device, be applied to hardware video conference terminal, described hardware video conference terminal and hardware conferencing server set up the second transmission channel, by described second transmission channel, the markup information that self produces can be transferred to hardware conferencing server by hardware video conference terminal, and can receive hardware conferencing server transmission, the markup information produced by Software Video Conference System terminal, thus realize markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, existing for solving in prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

In addition, the embodiment nine of the application discloses a kind of video conferencing system communication device, described video conferencing system communication device is applied to hardware conferencing server, and see Figure 14, described video conferencing system communication device comprises: Path Setup module 410 and transport module 420.

Wherein, described Path Setup module 410, the first meeting produced for receiving Software Video Conference System terminal joins request, and the second meeting that hardware video conference terminal produces joins request, and according to described first meeting join request and the second meeting join request, set up the first transmission channel with described Software Video Conference System terminal respectively, set up the second transmission channel with described hardware video conference terminal;

Described transport module 420, for after receiving markup information, by described first transmission channel or the second transmission channel, transfers to corresponding video conference terminal by described markup information;

Wherein, described transport module 420 comprises: the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit;

Wherein, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, described first transmission unit specifically for being superimposed in secondary flow information by described markup information, and will superpose the secondary flow information of markup information by described secondary flow channel transfer extremely described hardware video conference terminal.

Above-mentioned disclosed video conferencing system communication device, be applied to hardware conferencing server, described hardware conferencing server can receive the first meeting join request and the second meeting join request, and set up the first transmission channel with Software Video Conference System terminal respectively, the second transmission channel is set up with hardware video conference terminal, by described first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, realize markup information sharing between Software Videoconferencing System and hardware video conference system, existing for solving in prior art, when carrying out video conference by multi-form video conferencing system, the problem that markup information is shared cannot be realized.

Accordingly, the embodiment ten of the application discloses a kind of video conferencing system, and described video conferencing system comprises: management server and hardware conferencing server.

Wherein, described management server is for receiving conference reservation request, according to described conference reservation request, dispatch the data resource of software Conference server corresponding to this video conference and hardware conferencing server, and, described management server also for receive Software Video Conference System terminal produce the first meeting join request after, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to described hardware conferencing server, after the second meeting receiving the generation of hardware video conference terminal joins request, described second meeting is joined request and transfers to described hardware conferencing server.

Further, described video conferencing system also comprises: Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware video conference terminal.

Wherein, after described Software Video Conference System terminal joins request for generation of the first meeting, described first meeting is joined request and transfers to described management server, and, described Software Video Conference System terminal is also for generation of after markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server;

In addition, the embodiment ten of the application also discloses a kind of management server 1, described management server 1 is connected with the software Conference server of Software Videoconferencing System and the hardware conferencing server of hardware video conference system respectively, see Figure 15, described management server 1 comprises: processor 11, memory 12 and bus 13, wherein

Described processor 11 is connected with described memory 12 by bus 13;

Described memory 12, for the program code of the method for store video conference system communication;

Described processor 11 is connected with described memory 12, for the described program code stored according to described memory, performs following operation:

In addition, the embodiment 11 of the application also discloses a kind of Software Video Conference System terminal 2, and see Figure 16, described Software Video Conference System terminal 2 comprises: processor 21, memory 22 and bus 23, wherein,

Described processor 21 is connected with described memory 22 by bus 23;

Described memory 22, for the program code of the method for store video conference system communication;

Described processor 21, for obtaining the program code stored in described memory, and performs following operation according to described program code:

In addition, the embodiment 11 of the application also discloses a kind of hardware video conference terminal 3, and see Figure 17, described hardware video conference terminal 3 comprises: processor 31, memory 32 and bus 33, wherein,

Described processor 32 is connected with described memory 32 by bus 33;

Described memory 32, for the program code of the method for store video conference system communication;

Described processor 31, for obtaining the program code stored in described memory, and performs following operation according to described program code:

In addition, the embodiment 12 of the application also discloses a kind of hardware conferencing server 4, and see Figure 18, described hardware conferencing server 4 comprises: processor 41, memory 42 and bus 43, wherein,

Described processor 41 is connected with described memory 42 by bus 43;

Described memory 42, for the program code of the method for store video conference system communication;

Described processor 41, for obtaining the program code stored in described memory, and performs following operation according to described program code:

Those skilled in the art can be well understood to the mode that technology in the embodiment of the present invention can add required general hardware platform by software and realize.Based on such understanding, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product can be stored in storage medium, as read-only memory is (English: read-only memory, abbreviation: ROM), random access memory is (English: random access memory, RAM), magnetic disc, CD etc. abbreviation:, comprises some instructions and performs method described in some part of the embodiment of the present invention or embodiment in order to make processor.

Each embodiment in this specification all adopts the mode of going forward one by one to describe, between each embodiment identical similar part mutually see, what each embodiment stressed is the difference with other embodiment.Especially, for system embodiment, because it is substantially similar to embodiment of the method, so description is fairly simple, relevant part illustrates see the part of embodiment of the method.

Should be understood that, the present invention is not limited to precision architecture described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and can carry out various amendment and change not departing from its scope.Scope of the present invention is only limited by appended claim.

Claims

1. video conferencing system means of communication, it is characterized in that, be applied to management server, described management server is connected with the software Conference server of Software Videoconferencing System and the hardware conferencing server of hardware video conference system respectively, and the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

2. video conferencing system means of communication, is characterized in that, are applied to Software Video Conference System terminal, and the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

3. method according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described first transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, after described generation markup information, by described first transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

Or,

4. video conferencing system means of communication, is characterized in that, are applied to hardware video conference terminal, and the described video conferencing system means of communication comprise:

5. method according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, after described generation markup information, by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware conferencing server, comprising:

Or,

6. video conferencing system means of communication, is characterized in that, are applied to hardware conferencing server, comprise:

7. method according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, described by described second transmission channel, described markup information is transferred to described hardware video conference terminal, comprising:

8. a video conferencing system communication device, it is characterized in that, be applied to management server, described management server is connected with the software Conference server of Software Videoconferencing System and the hardware conferencing server of hardware video conference system respectively, and described video conferencing system communication device comprises:

9. a video conferencing system communication device, is characterized in that, is applied to Software Video Conference System terminal, and described video conferencing system communication device comprises:

10. device according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described first transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, and described first markup information transport module comprises:

Or,

11. 1 kinds of video conferencing system communication devices, is characterized in that, are applied to hardware video conference terminal, and described video conferencing system communication device comprises:

12. devices according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage, and described second markup information transport module comprises:

Or,

13. 1 kinds of video conferencing system communication devices, is characterized in that, are applied to hardware conferencing server, comprise:

14. devices according to claim 13, is characterized in that, described second transmission channel is specially secondary flow passage,

15. 1 kinds of video conferencing systems, is characterized in that, comprising: management server and hardware conferencing server, wherein,

16. systems according to claim 15, is characterized in that, described video conferencing system also comprises: Software Video Conference System terminal and hardware video conference terminal, wherein,